NPT to IST Converter
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6:00 pm18:00 NPT (UTC+5:45), Oct 18, 2026 = 5:45 pm17:45 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 18, 2026
NPT is 15 minutes ahead of IST.
NPT and IST examples
These examples always use NPT (UTC+5:45) and IST (UTC+5:30). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
NPT is 15 minutes ahead of IST.
How the time difference changes
NPT is 15 minutes ahead of IST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in NPT correspond to 8:45 am to 5:45 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in NPT correspond to 08:45 to 17:45 in IST.
Compare NPT time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Nepal Time is 15 minutes ahead of India Standard Time.
6:00 pm18:00 in NPT is 5:45 pm17:45 in IST
NPT to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9:15am-6pm09:15-18:00 in NPT which corresponds to 9am-5:45pm09:00-17:45 in IST
6:00 pm18:00 Nepal Time (NPT). Offset UTC +5:45 hours
5:45 pm17:45 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
6:00 pm18:00 NPT / 5:45 pm17:45 IST
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Nepal Time
Offset: NPT is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Nepal
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NPT time zone is Kathmandu in Nepal, with about 1.442 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Pokhara, Bharatpur, Pātan, Birgañj.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Nepal Time (NPT) do not change for daylight saving time, so NPT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Current time in Nepal: Nepal time now
NPT representations, usage and related time zones
- +0545 - basic
- +05:45 - extended
- +0545 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (45) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and forty-five minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
India Standard Time
Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: India
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Current time in India: India time now
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2